LOGINSerena Vale~•~The past week had been crazy busy. When I started working at Moretti International, I never thought they and Vetrov Industries would reunite while I was still alive, but it seemed like Nikolai and Rafael were determined to make it happen.Surprisingly, their families agreed. The ones that mattered anyway. Some of the shareholders also agreed but there were still some people holding on to the feud. The people that benefited from the rivalry. They leaked things about both families, wanting the bond to break before it even started, but Rafael and Nikolai didn’t let it get to them. Instead, they worked harder to suppress malicious rumors about both sides and visited the shareholders individually to convince them.That meant I didn’t see them very often.It wasn’t just on them though. I was also busy, working on my startup. I was searching for companies that needed marketing, creating proposals and sending it to them. Since Rafael and Nikolai weren’t home often, I moved ba
Nikolai Vetrov~•~Serena was worried when I told her I was visiting my grandfather. Understandably so. Whenever I visited the old man, it was never good news. Hopefully, it would be different this time. She hadn’t even met him yet she was already wary about him. I would keep her away from him for as long as I could. It was way too easy for him to get into people’s heads.He might have relented on the phone call earlier, but it could be a different story after I got home.After assuring her that I was going out of my free will, she let me be.The drive back to the Vetrov estate took less than an hour. The snow had stopped falling but the roads were still covered in it. The gates opened as soon as I reached them.My grandfather was waiting in the study as usual. He stood when I entered, which was very new. He usually waited for me to come to him. “Nikolai.” “Grandfather.”It had only been three weeks since I was last here but he looked older than I remembered. Had he been worried in
Nikolai Vetrov~•~“My grandfather called me today,” I said to Rafael after Serena had gone up for a nap.He paused, then turned to me slowly, looking away from the TV. “What’d he say?”“Asked me if my vacation wasn’t over.”Rafael arched an eyebrow.“He wants me to return to work.”“Do you want to return?”I nodded without hesitation. “But I have something to tell him that he might not like to hear.” Rafael stared at me. “I want to get rid of the divide in VM global holdings.”He blinked in surprise. “You want to suggest making us run as one company again? Will your grandfather ever allow that?”I shrugged. I didn’t know what his reaction would be, but I knew he wouldn’t want to hear it. The feud between our families had been going on for decades. I doubted just one word from me would change things, but the fact that my grandfather still wanted me back after everything that had happened proved that I was indeed irreplaceable. As for Rafael, his father also wanted him back. If we work
Nikolai Vetrov~•~My grandfather vented his anger by going all radio silent on me.I didn’t know how to feel about that. On one hand, it felt like freedom. On the other hand, I could feel the effect of his punishment. It had been more than three weeks since I last went to work.I wasn’t certain about my grandfather’s stance on me returning to work, but I didn’t want to embarrass myself by going in and finding out I’d been replaced already. I’d bragged to Rafael that I was irreplaceable even if I didn’t quite believe that myself. I didn’t even look at the news. I avoided everything that had to do with the Vetrovs or Morettis. I’d never taken a break this long from work before. It was starting to feel uncomfortable. Staying at home all day long was weird for me. Rafael and Serena made it bearable, but they weren’t able to distract me all the time.Which was why after we were done with breakfast, I told them I was going on a walk to clear my head. I just needed a reason to step out of
Serena Vale~•~When I kissed Rafael again this time, his mouth was demanding as if he’d been starving for weeks. We hadn’t done anything in weeks. Not since the island.I understood his hunger. I was too.My hands fisted his shirt, drawing him closer. Rafael’s hands slid to my thigh, spreading my legs so he could step in between them. “Rafael,” I gasped when he broke the kiss to drag his lips along my jaw. My head fell back instinctively, giving him the access he needed.“Say it again,” his words came out in an almost growl, sounding the neediest I’d ever heard him. “Call me a whore.”I laughed breathlessly, the sound turning to a moan when he thrust his hips forward, letting me feel just how hard he was. “You’re a whore,” I whispered. He rewarded me by biting down on my neck. Who would have thought Rafael was into slutshaming? I guess I had a lot more to learn about my boyfriend later.His hands found the hem of my oversized shirt, the one I’d taken from his closet last night, hi
Rafael Moretti~•~My father gave me two weeks to think about it.When I’d gotten there at first, I’d plainly told him I came back with Nikolai. He was enraged. His blood pressure almost increased but he calmed himself down and told me he’d take me back as his son with the condition that I’d drop Serena and Nikolai.As if that wasn’t the very reason he disowned me in the first place. We weren’t father and son anymore. I didn’t owe it to him to visit him in the hospital, but I couldn’t help myself when I heard he was in a critical condition.I almost walked out on him after his offer, but he called me back, said he was just testing my resolve, and asked me to go back to the company.I was conflicted.Despite how much I complained about working, I missed it. Being at home all day long with nothing to do wasn’t very fulfilling. I’d been at Moretti International for six years. I wasn’t surprised it wasn’t so easy for me to part with.I just couldn’t figure out whether I really wanted to g







